The Russian claim that it had recaptured Sudzha could not be independently verified and Ukrainian officials made no immediate comment. Ukrainian forces crossed into Russia last year and captured several settlements,

The battle for Sudzha is ongoing, and reports of its capture by Russian forces are false, stated Andriy Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation. According to Kovalenko, fighting continues in Russia’s Kursk region,

The Ukrainian military operation in the Kursk region, ongoing since August 2024, is coming to an end. Ukrainian forces are retreating, and the Russians are taking control of the region. As reported by Reuters,